. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JPN/147 
1 July 2005 
 (05-2871) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Ostriches and birds classified into anseriformes order (except ducks and 
geese) and their products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Amendments of the 
Enforcement Ordinance under the Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law 
(1 page, available in English). 
6. Description of content:  Japanese Domestic Animal Infections Disease Control Law 
stipulates that chicken, duck, turkey, quail, go ose, and their products shall be subject to 
animal quarantine.  Japan intends to amend it to add ostriches and birds classified into 
anseriformes order and their products as an imals which shall be subject to animal 
quarantine.  These birds will be subject to  the following quarantine inspection:  
(1) Importers need to submit the applica tion form to the Japanese Animal Quarantine 
Service (AQS) which informs species, the number of heads, date of arrival, etc. from 70 
days to 40 days prior to the arrival of the animals; 
(2) Imported animals must be accompanied by the health certificate issued by the 
government of the exporting country; 
(3) Imported animals shall be kept for 10 da ys (14 days for day-old chicks) in the 
quarantine facilities for inspection; and 
(4) AQS will issue an import quarantine certif icate to an importer when the imported 
animals are released from quarantine facilities. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from other 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   Japan made this notification in spite of the fact 
that proposed regulation is substantially the same as the content of Terrestrial Animal 
Health Code, 13
th edition, Chapter 2.7.12, 2004. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  The amendment will 
appear in "KAMPO" (Official Government G azette) (available in Japanese) when adopted. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   The amendment will be adopted as soon as possible after the 
final date for comments. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   1 September 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  23 August 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: